PIXIES - "monkey gone to heaven" Tablature

Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 18:04:52 -0500
From: Bryson Meunier <meunier.1@osu.edu>
Subject: TAB:p/pixies/monkey_gone_to_heaven.tab

MONKEY GONE TO HEAVEN
by The Pixies
from "Doolittle" (1989)

main riff-

Em F# A D B
E--0---2-----------------------------------------------|
B--0---2--------5--------------------------------------|
G--0---3---3----6----7---------------/(4)-------\(7)---|
D--2---4---4----7----7---------------/(4)-------\(7)---|
A--2---4---4----7----5---------------/(2)-------\(5)---|
E--0---2---2----5--------------------------------------|

verse:

there ..
an ..
got ..
from ..

chorus:

Em F# A D B | D
|
This ..
E--0---2---------------------------------|--------------|
B--0---2--------5------------------------|--------------|
G--0---3---3----6----7---------------/(4)|-------\(7)---|
D--2---4---4----7----7---------------/(4)|-------\(7)---|
A--2---4---4----7----5---------------/(2)|-------\(5)---|
E--0---2---2----5------------------------|--------------|


first "solo" (may be two guitars):

E--0-0-0-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-2-2-2-2--0--0-0-----4--|
B--2-2-2-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3--0--2-2\(4)-5--|
G-----------------------------------------------0--0-0-----0--|
D-----------------------------------------------2-------------|
A-----------------------------------------------2-------------|
E-----------------------------------------------0-------------|

E-(4)/(2)-2~~~~~~~(2)--------------------------|
B-(5)/(3)-3~~~~~~~(3)p2~~~~~~~~~~(2)\3~~~~~~~~-|
G-(0)------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|

(back to chorus riff)

During chorus, "toy piano" sound can be recreated by picking
D & G strings behind the nut:

|---behind the nut-----|
E------------------------|
B------------------------|
G----0----0----0----0----|
D--0----0----0----0------|
A------------------------|
E------------------------|

verse:

(chorus)

rock me joe

solo-
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--5-------------------------------------------------------------|
G--7b--r-6b--r-6--5b--r---5b--5--5r-6b--6-6-6r-5b--5-5r--6b--6-6-|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

E---------------------------------------------|
B-----7h8p7-7--7-7-7-7--5---------------------|
G-6r--------------------7b--r-6b--r-6--5b--r--|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|

(back to first "solo")


if ..
then ..
and ..
then ..

(back to chorus)

outro:
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--5---------------------5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5---|
G--7b--r-6b--r-6--5b--r--6-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6-6---|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-7-7-7-7--5---------------------5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7-7--|
G-7-7-7-7--7b--r-6b--r-6--5b--r--6-6-6--7-7-7-7--6-6-6--7-7-7-7--|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------0-------------------|
B-7-----7---7-------0-------------------|
G-9b----9---9r-/----0---3--3-------7----|
D-------------------2---4--4---7---7----|
A-------------------2---4--4---7---5----|
E-------------------0---2--2---5--------|


Transcribed by

Bryson Meunier
http://www.angelfire.com/oh/bryson/
mailto:meunier.1@osu.edu

Comments, corrections, additions welcome.

Symbols used in transcription:
b = bend
r = release
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
\ = slide
(5) = ghost note at 5th fret
~~~ = feedback